Local obituaries for Walker's Funeral Home

Jan 31, 2015

Hillsborough- Mr. Thomas Bradley Stansbury, 72, died Saturday, January 31, 2015, in Wilkes Regional Medical Center. He was born in Durham County to Estelle and Raymond Stansbury. The graveside service will be held 2 PM Tuesday in the Hillsborough Town Cemetery. Visitation will be 12:45-1:45 PM Tuesday in Walker's Funeral Home.

Jan 30, 2015

Trynis McBroom Nichols Alma Trynis Nichols, of Hillsborough, died Friday, January, 30 2015 at The Hock Family Pavilion in Durham, NC. She was born September 5, 1920 in Orange County, North Carolina to Charlie & Bertha McBroom. She was married to C.B. Nichols on August 26, 1945. Surviving are her daughter, Bertha Nichols Saunders (Max), two sons, Ben Nichols...

Jan 29, 2015

Orange County Hillsborough - Mrs. Barbara Ann Chisenhall Medlin, 82, died Thursday, January 29, 2015. She was a native of Orange County and attended the Orange County Schools. She was employed by Cone Mills and later by Walmart. She was a great cook and loved her home and family. Surviving are two daughters: Pam Terrell (James), Sherry Medlin, one...

Jan 27, 2015

Richard Edward Hildebrandt, Sr. of Hillsborough, NC died January 27, 2015. He was born in May 1927, in Collingswood, NJ. He was a graduate of Hargrave Military Academy, King College, Bristol, TN, and Union Theological Seminary, Richmond, VA. He was ordained as a Presbyterian Minister in 1955, and served Presbyterian churches in Virginia and North Carolina. He retired as...

Jan 18, 2015

Donald Macmillan, 91, of Chapel Hill, North Carolina (formerly of Corning, NY) passed away on Sunday, January 18, 2015. Born in Bellshill, Scotland on June 25, 1923, he was the son of Robert and Jean Macmillan. Don was preceded in death by his parents, brothers Ronald, Robert, William and sister Marylin Dillon. In June 1950, he married Theresa Zupancic...

Jan 17, 2015

Mebane - Maurice Eugene Horner Maurice Eugene Horner, 72, of Mebane passed away January 17, 2015. He was born October 6, 1942 to the late Willard Franklin and Margaret Wilson Horner. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by brother, Kenneth "Racer" Horner; sisters Shirley Zarr and Francis Marie Blair. Those left to cherish his memory...

Jan 14, 2015

Durham County Juanita Poole, 91, died Wednesday, January 14, 2015. She graduated from Aycock High School and King Business College. She moved to Washington, DC where she worked at the Pentegon for 33 years until retirement. Surviving are her brother, R. B. Poole and his wife Patsy, her sister, Frances P. Leonard and her nieces and nephews. She was...

Jan 14, 2015

Burlington Mary Sue Moore Cheek, 91, passed away peacefully on Wednesday January 14, 2015 at Twin Lakes Community in Burlington. Mary Sue was born in Pitt County, NC on February 19, 1923 to Lula Trott Moore and Lee Hyman Moore. She graduated from high school in Greenville and matriculated from East Carolina Teachers College (now East Carolina University). Her...

Jan 13, 2015

Hillsborough - Mrs. Carrie Terrell Sigmon, 77, went home to be with the Lord January 13th, 2015. She was a native of Orange County and graduated from Hillsboro High School. In 1959 she married Jimmy Sigmon. She retired from Trien, Inc. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. Surviving are her husband, her daughter, Cindy Hamilton, her son,...

Jan 13, 2015

Hillsborough - Wade Edward Griffin, 88, of Hillsborough, died Tuesday, January 13, 2015 at Duke Hospice, Hock Family Pavilion. He was a WWII Navy Veteran and a precision instrument maker in the Engineering Research Department at NCSU. After retirement, he farmed and operated Griffin's General Service for 35 years. Surviving are his wife, Frances Haley Griffin, his daughter, Katherine...

Jan 13, 2015

Jan 13, 2015

Mr. Ralph Cooper Compton, 85, of Hillsborough, NC, died on Tuesday January 13, 2014, at N.C. Memorial Hospital in Chapel Hill of pulmonary fibrosis. Mr. Compton was born on January 13, 1930 in Orange county NC to the late R. Cooper and Annie Woods Compton. He was raised in Cedar Grove with his brother the late Joseph Woods Compton,...

Jan 12, 2015

MARIA VALLECILLO TURNIER María Fernanda Vallecillo de Turnier, 72, of Chapel Hill passed away peacefully on Monday, January 12 surrounded by family, after a complicated medical illness. A native of Puerto Rico, Marifé, as she was affectionately known, was born on October 11, 1942 in Mayagüez to the late Fernando A. Vallecillo Franceschi and Emma Inés Vidal Lassise. While...

Jan 11, 2015

Catherine Louise Peace, 66, of Mebane Passed away Sunday, January 11. She was born August 23, 1948 to the late William and Ruby Murphy Peace. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by daughter, Deborah Ray and brother, Calvin William Peace. Those left to cherish her memory are sisters, Janie Peace Rook and Donna Peace Sharpe;...

Jan 11, 2015

Jan 7, 2015

Edgar Lloyd Riggsbee Chapel Hill Edgar Lloyd Riggsbee, 91 years of age, passed away on January 7, 2015 after a brief Illness. Lloyd was born on August 18, 1923 in Chatam County, NC to T.V. and Sallie Riggsbee. He graduated from the UNC School of Pharmacy in 1945. He was employed at Duke University Outpatient Pharmacy for thirty years....

Jan 7, 2015

Burlington - Gerald Wayne Beaver Gerald Wayne Beaver, 64, of Burlington passed away January 7, 2015. He was born February 19, 1950 to the late James Lawrence and Martha Josephine Childrey Beaver. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a brother, Clinton Perkins. Those left to cherish his memory are a son, Gregory Beaver of...

Jan 7, 2015

Ijamsville Noel Jack Durham, 76, passed peacefully at his home in Ijamsville on the 7th of January, 2015. He leaves behind his wife and partner of 46 years, Stella; sons Martin Dwayne and Malcolm "Mike"; daughter Beverly; grandchildren Nicole, Kasey, Savanna, Kimberly, Alexis and Justin Durham; and Amanda and Jeremiah Moore. He will also be missed by brother Frank...

Jan 7, 2015

Pittsboro Norman Fullerton Jackson, 94, peacefully passed away on January 7 at his home in Fearrington Village surrounded by his family. Born in Stovall, NC, on November 27, 1920, to Henry Taylor Jackson and Norma Fullerton Jackson, "Top" as he was affectionately known, grew up and lived in Chapel Hill throughout his life. Top proudly served in the US...

Jan 6, 2015

Mebane - Mary Elizabeth Polak Mary Elizabeth Polak , 88, passed away January 6, 2015. She was born in Harbor Beach, MI September 11, 1926 to the late John E. And Susie Smaglinski Ulfig. In addition to her parents Mary was preceded in death by her husband of 64 years Raymond A. Polak; sister, Gertrude Borek and her husband...